Re: [gdal-dev] Shapefile driver and support for Boolean attributes

2015-03-18 Thread Rahkonen Jukka (MML)
Hi, I am testing new Boolean data type in OpenJUMP which is saved as Logical when data are exported into shapefiles. Kosmo GIS supports Logical already and Geotools and gvSIG as well. I said Logical is well defined but that is not totally true. Some implementations seem to use space to mean not

Re: [gdal-dev] Shapefile driver and support for Boolean attributes

2015-03-18 Thread Even Rouault
Selon Jukka Rahkonen : > Hi, > > Is there some special reason why the shapefile driver does not support > Logical (Boolean) data type for attributes? It seems that the "L" data type > is there in dBase III format > https://ulisse.elettra.trieste.it/services/doc/dbase/DBFstruct.htm#C1.4 and > even

[gdal-dev] Shapefile driver and support for Boolean attributes

2015-03-18 Thread Jukka Rahkonen
Hi, Is there some special reason why the shapefile driver does not support Logical (Boolean) data type for attributes? It seems that the "L" data type is there in dBase III format https://ulisse.elettra.trieste.it/services/doc/dbase/DBFstruct.htm#C1.4 and even well defined Value: "? Y y N n T t F